Police chase started when man jumped from window

A man jumped from a third-floor motel window and fled across Interstate 40/85 on Thursday morning before being apprehended by Burlington police.

It was chase that began with police being called to Country Inn & Suites at 3211 Wilson Road at 9:07 a.m. when employees became suspicious of occupants of a room.

“Multiple things jumped off from there,” said Capt. Eric Kerns of the Burlington Police Department.

Upon arrival officers were able to determine that two persons who had rented a room were in possession of a 2007 Toyota SUV reported stolen from Durham. During the initial contact with the suspects in the rented room a male suspect climbed out of an exterior window, fell to the ground and fled the scene on foot.

Radio traffic heard over a police scanner indicated the man jumped from a third-floor window at Country Inn & Suites, then ran across the interstate — narrowly avoiding being hit by motor vehicles.

At some point he flagged down a driver who gave him a ride a short distance before the driver stopped and told him to get out. Police were searching an area between Longpine Road and Grand Oaks Boulevard when an employee of Holiday Inn Express called to report the man was in the motel’s lobby.

After a few minutes, police carried him seated in a chair from the building. His hands were cuffed behind him, but he was not handcuffed to the chair. The man appeared to be either gasping for air or sobbing.

Michael Garner is manager of Country Inn & Suites. He declined to discuss what took place at the business, but did say, “I felt the Burlington police did an excellent job.”

A further investigation revealed that the suspects had rented the room under false pretenses and both were wanted on outstanding strong armed robbery arrest warrants from Winston-Salem.

The suspects were identified as Ruben Noel Torres, 43, of Winston-Salem. He was charged with felony possession of stolen goods,false pretense, felony possession of cocaine,possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and strong armed robbery.

The Nottoway County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia held an active fugitive from justice warrant on Torres for larceny of a motor vehicle. Torres was being treated Thursday night at ARMC for non-life threatening injuries. He will be processed on all of the charges upon his release.

Meredith Huffman Moore,35, of Winston-Salem was charged with felony possession of stolen goods, false pretense, felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and strong armed robbery. She was held under a $25,000 secured bond at the Alamance County Jail.

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation. The investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Burlington Police Department at (336) 229-3500 or Burlington/Alamance Crimestoppers at (336) 229-7100.

A man jumped from a third-floor motel window and fled across Interstate 40/85 on Thursday morning before being apprehended by Burlington police.

It was chase that began with police being called to Country Inn & Suites at 3211 Wilson Road at 9:07 a.m. when employees became suspicious of occupants of a room.

“Multiple things jumped off from there,” said Capt. Eric Kerns of the Burlington Police Department.

Upon arrival officers were able to determine that two persons who had rented a room were in possession of a 2007 Toyota SUV reported stolen from Durham. During the initial contact with the suspects in the rented room a male suspect climbed out of an exterior window, fell to the ground and fled the scene on foot.

Radio traffic heard over a police scanner indicated the man jumped from a third-floor window at Country Inn & Suites, then ran across the interstate — narrowly avoiding being hit by motor vehicles.

At some point he flagged down a driver who gave him a ride a short distance before the driver stopped and told him to get out. Police were searching an area between Longpine Road and Grand Oaks Boulevard when an employee of Holiday Inn Express called to report the man was in the motel’s lobby.

After a few minutes, police carried him seated in a chair from the building. His hands were cuffed behind him, but he was not handcuffed to the chair. The man appeared to be either gasping for air or sobbing.

Michael Garner is manager of Country Inn & Suites. He declined to discuss what took place at the business, but did say, “I felt the Burlington police did an excellent job.”

A further investigation revealed that the suspects had rented the room under false pretenses and both were wanted on outstanding strong armed robbery arrest warrants from Winston-Salem.

The suspects were identified as Ruben Noel Torres, 43, of Winston-Salem. He was charged with felony possession of stolen goods,false pretense, felony possession of cocaine,possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and strong armed robbery.

The Nottoway County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia held an active fugitive from justice warrant on Torres for larceny of a motor vehicle. Torres was being treated Thursday night at ARMC for non-life threatening injuries. He will be processed on all of the charges upon his release.

Meredith Huffman Moore,35, of Winston-Salem was charged with felony possession of stolen goods, false pretense, felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and strong armed robbery. She was held under a $25,000 secured bond at the Alamance County Jail.

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation. The investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Burlington Police Department at (336) 229-3500 or Burlington/Alamance Crimestoppers at (336) 229-7100.